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Alma, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Alma: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Centre plein air Dorval, Alma · December 2025

Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Alma · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Alma.

Alma appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Pointe des Américains, Alma · December 2025

Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Alma · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Alma.

Broadband rows for Alma come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Alma internet page.

Alma: Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre · December 2025

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

December 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Alma · November 2025

How Alma sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Alma follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Alma in national context first.

Centre plein air Dorval keeps Alma lively · November 2025

Centre plein air Dorval is a reason people stay fond of Alma.

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Alma beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Alma compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Alma's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Pointe des Américains in Alma · November 2025

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Alma

Published residential mill-rate context for Alma.

Residential mill rates for Alma appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Alma beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, Alma · October 2025

Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

October 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pointe des Américains, Alma · October 2025

Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Alma: Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre · October 2025

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Alma

Where Alma sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Alma shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Alma permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Pointe des Américains, Alma · September 2025

Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Centre plein air Dorval keeps Alma lively · September 2025

Centre plein air Dorval is a reason people stay fond of Alma.

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Alma lists the Véloroute des Bleuets among its tourism staples.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs in Alma · September 2025

Civic identity mixes hydro and culture without apology. Hydroélectricité sits on the municipal menu because Alma runs its own electric

September 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Alma

Published residential mill-rate context for Alma.

Residential mill rates for Alma appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Alma beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Centre plein air Dorval in Alma · August 2025

Alma sits where Lac-Saint-Jean water turns into working rivers, and locals talk about the town as territoire almatois rather than a generic

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Alma drinking water

Alma draws municipal drinking water from Lac Saint-Jean / Grande Décharge system, treated at Usine de production d’eau potable d’Alma.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Alma's source: Lac Saint-Jean / Grande Décharge system. Treatment at Usine de production d’eau potable d’Alma sits between the intake and the tap.

Municipal surface plant drawing from the Lac Saint-Jean / Grande Décharge system.

See the Alma water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Pointe des Américains, Alma · August 2025

Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Alma · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Alma.

Alma appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, Alma · July 2025

Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

July 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Alma · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Alma.

Broadband rows for Alma come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Alma internet page.

Alma: Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre · July 2025

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Alma · July 2025

How Alma sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Alma follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Alma in national context first.

June 2025

Pointe des Américains keeps Alma lively · June 2025

Pointe des Américains is a reason people stay fond of Alma.

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Alma beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Alma compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Alma's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs in Alma · June 2025

Civic identity mixes hydro and culture without apology. Hydroélectricité sits on the municipal menu because Alma runs its own electric

June 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Alma

Published residential mill-rate context for Alma.

Residential mill rates for Alma appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Alma beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Centre plein air Dorval, Alma · June 2025

Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, Alma · May 2025 · 2

Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

May 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Alma lists the Véloroute des Bleuets among its tourism staples.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Alma: Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre · May 2025

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Alma

Where Alma sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Alma comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Alma permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, Alma · May 2025

Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

May 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Pointe des Américains keeps Alma lively · April 2025

Pointe des Américains is a reason people stay fond of Alma.

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Centre plein air Dorval in Alma · April 2025

Alma sits where Lac-Saint-Jean water turns into working rivers, and locals talk about the town as territoire almatois rather than a generic

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Alma

Published residential mill-rate context for Alma.

Residential mill rates for Alma appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Alma beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Pointe des Américains in Alma · April 2025

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

March 2025: Alma drinking water

Alma draws municipal drinking water from Lac Saint-Jean / Grande Décharge system, treated at Usine de production d’eau potable d’Alma.

Alma municipal drinking water starts at Lac Saint-Jean / Grande Décharge system and is treated at Usine de production d’eau potable d’Alma. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Municipal surface plant drawing from the Lac Saint-Jean / Grande Décharge system.

See the Alma water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, Alma · March 2025

Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

March 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Alma · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Alma.

Alma appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Centre plein air Dorval, Alma · March 2025

Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Alma · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Alma.

Broadband rows for Alma come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Alma internet page.

February 2025

Alma: Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre · February 2025

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Alma · February 2025

How Alma sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Alma follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Alma in national context first.

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs keeps Alma lively · February 2025

Odyssée des Bâtisseurs is a reason people stay fond of Alma.

February 2025 in Alma: Odyssée des Bâtisseurs. Municipal tourism stop that tells Alma's builder story without sending visitors to a generic museum brochure.

Hydroélectricité is a named municipal service, not only a regional talking point.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Alma beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Alma compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Alma's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Centre plein air Dorval in Alma · January 2025

Alma sits where Lac-Saint-Jean water turns into working rivers, and locals talk about the town as territoire almatois rather than a generic

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Parc d'une rive à l'autre links Centre plein air Dorval, Centre Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Alma

Published residential mill-rate context for Alma.

Residential mill rates for Alma appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Alma beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Pointe des Américains, Alma · January 2025

Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa

Walk or drive through Alma long enough and Pointe des Américains comes up. Linear trails between Grande Décharge and Petite Décharge that put river water inside the city limits. A short walk from Mont Villa Saguenay.

Outdoor life is not a side dish here. Parc d'une rive à l'autre gathers Centre plein air Dorval, Mont Villa Saguenay, and Pointe des Américains into one recreation story, with Dorval ridges opening toward the rivière Saguenay on clear days. In warmer months, the Véloroute des Bleuets rolls through town and keeps bike culture in the same sentence as blueberries farther west on the lake. Families also point visitors to Centre de villégiature Dam-en-Terre, Odyssée des Bâtisseurs, and Chapelle Sainte-Anne when someone asks what to do beyond the grocery run. Quoi faire à Alma is literally how the city titles that calendar hunt.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Centre plein air Dorval, Alma · January 2025

Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for

Centre plein air Dorval still orients Alma. Trail hub inside Parc d'une rive à l'autre with ridges that open toward the rivière Saguenay. Locals treat it as year-round ground for hiking, fatbike, and ski.

Alma lists the Véloroute des Bleuets among its tourism staples.

More on Alma: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.